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Brightview Landscape Services, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — SARASOTA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. in SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Employer Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. Report ID 2016098334
Address 5798 Ithaca way City, State ZIP SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34238
Event Date September 3, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 541320 Inspection # 1179486
GPS Coordinates 27.23000, -82.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee became overheated and suffered heat stress/dehydration while using power shears.

Incident Summary

On September 3, 2016, a worker at Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. in SARASOTA, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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